Future Victoria: How the West Gate Tunnel will transform driving in Melbourne
The long-awaited $10.2bn West Gate Tunnel is set to change Melbourne’s roads for good, and it’s due to open by the end of the year.
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Future Victoria: No room for cricket in shrinking back yards
Victoria will be fighting to save the back yard over the next 25 years after decades of shrinkage have turned it into a thin green line smaller than a cricket pitch.
Future Victoria: How new state-of-the-art control centre will keep motorists moving
Hundreds of hi-tech Automatic Incident Detection cameras are set to be installed allowing traffic controllers in Transurban’s new state-of-the-art facility to control incidents in real time.
Future Victoria: Floating sauna in the Yarra? The plan to get us swimming in the river
A critical key step to encouraging Melburnians to become regular swimmers in the Yarra River may be the installation of a floating sauna and adjoining plunge pool in the city stretch of the waterway.
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Push to fill missing links in Bay Trail
The dream of cycling from Port Melbourne to Portsea without dodging cars could become a reality. Here’s how.
Will future generations be able to catch the train to Rowville?
It has been mooted for more than 50 years but a train line to Rowville remains a pipe dream. What will it take to finally get the line built?
‘Boutique’ 20,000 seat stadium proposed for Dandenong
Sporting and civic leaders have drawn up new plans for a rectangular stadium at fast-growing Dandenong, allowing Melbourne’s east to host A-League matches.
What AI thinks our suburbs will look like in 2050
We asked an AI text-to-image generator what it thought iconic Melbourne suburbs would look like in the future. These were the results.
Drones to the rescue in remote areas
Smart drones that can fly up to 7km and reduce the need for humans to enter life-threatening situations have been approved for use in Australia in what’s been described “a monumental advancement for drone technology”.
Rideshare flying car reality not far off in our future
The future of aviation could see commuters sharing rides in electric aircraft to regional cities and towns.
Best way to commute to city from Melbourne’s east
School traffic chaos was evident when the Herald Sun tested three modes of transport from Box Hill to Southbank. See the results.
New freight hub to create jobs boom in Melbourne’s north
A massive freight terminal in Melbourne’s booming north is set to create tens of thousands of high-paying jobs and light a fire under Victoria’s economy.
How commuting to city from Melbourne’s south stacks up
The Herald Sun put Beach Rd’s reputation to the test on a commute to the city, trialling four modes of transport from Hampton to Southbank. See the results.
Fastest way to get to city from Melbourne’s north
The Herald Sun put four types of transport to the test on a morning commute to the city from Melbourne’s northern suburbs. See the results.
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